Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes under 400lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder steers over 400lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers over 400lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.35/cwt on 22 head, down $8.54 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −19.54 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$373.35

▼ 8.54 vs prior sale

22 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$73.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.13

vs KY average

−42.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	378.43	2,128	20
Medium and Large 2	500	340.00	1,700	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	305.00	1,723	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.43/cwt here — about $405 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

373.35

—

KY average26 barns · 1,151 hd

406.48

−33.13

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−42.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−19.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,783	189.83	3,384	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	147.41	2,285	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	141.15	1,698	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	123.65	1,179	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,180	185.06	2,184	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,119	246.07	2,754	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,183	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$2,921	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,163	$2,542	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$2,062	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$2,500	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	147.41/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	160.88/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	100–150	145	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	506.71/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	635.67/cwt	600.00–650.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	427.50/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	493.39/cwt	465.00–505.00	2,294	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	367.42/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	458.84/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	589.74/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	560.00/cwt	555.00–565.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	776.61/cwt	760.00–790.00	2,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	712.32/cwt	700.00–750.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	339.82/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	375.72/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	197	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	463	477.43/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	128.56/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,274	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	173.55/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	130.21/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,499	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	177.47/cwt	166.00–190.00	2,227	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,119	246.07/cwt	230.00–265.00	2,754	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,180	185.06/cwt	170.00–200.00	2,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	107.31/cwt	103.00–115.00	997	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	145.53/cwt	140.00–157.50	1,803	8
Bulls	—	—	1,785	203.42/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	192.52/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,847	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	208.93/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,062.18/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,062	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,542.42/head	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,542	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,182.88/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,183	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,356	2,921.04/head	2,325.00–3,550.00	2,921	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	540.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	532	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	439.95/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	547.66/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	165	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	1

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Mar 17, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 345Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 82Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	145.00–150.00	147.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	150.00–172.00	160.88
5	—	991	122.00–137.00	128.56
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
4	—	929	103.00–115.00	107.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,151	125.00–135.00	130.21
2	—	1,255	166.00–190.00	177.47
1	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
8	—	1,239	140.00–157.50	145.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	172.00–175.00	173.55
2	—	1,785	202.00–205.00	203.42
2	—	1,998	189.00–195.00	192.52
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,119	230.00–265.00	246.07
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	170.00–200.00	185.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	307	550.00	550.00
3	350–400	370	500.00–560.00	540.00
1	400–450	440	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	495	435.00–465.00	439.95
1	500–550	515	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	780.00	780.00
2	500–550	532	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	700.00	700.00
2	250–300	265	690.00	690.00
5	300–350	328	600.00–650.00	635.67
3	350–400	380	505.00–510.00	506.71
1	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
19	450–500	465	465.00–505.00	493.39
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
4	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	367.42
2	700–750	727	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	760.00–790.00	776.61
4	300–350	305	700.00–750.00	712.32
1	350–400	350	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	405	555.00–565.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	197	630.00	630.00
6	200–250	220	640.00	640.00
12	250–300	265	560.00–630.00	589.74
9	300–350	332	540.00–600.00	547.66
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	433	450.00–475.00	458.84
3	450–500	480	415.00–455.00	427.50
8	500–550	545	382.50	382.50
12	550–600	574	365.00–385.00	375.72
7	600–650	626	330.00–350.00	339.82
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	295	720.00	720.00
1	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
2	450–500	463	475.00–480.00	477.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	190.00–235.00	208.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,062.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,500.00–2,575.00	2,542.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,182.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	2,325.00–3,550.00	2,921.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	2,250.00	2,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,375	2,950.00	2,950.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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